free radio show prep: how to not lose $40,000; even moderate drinkers are in danger; and women who don't know they're pregnant

ShowStarters for Tuesday Feb 19th, 2013

I fixed the problems with the PrepForOne.com email sign up list.  This whole mailing list thing is new to me.  ViralDj was sent through FeedBurner, which is super easy.  This one requires a few more steps.

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• Smokey Robinson turns 73
• Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber is 58
• Seal is the big five-oh
• Justine Bateman from Family Ties turns 47

Today is Chocolate Mint Day! Chocolate, by the way, actually protects your heart! Did you hear about this study?

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ABC: The Taste, The Bachelor and Body of Proof are new

CBS: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Vegas are all new

NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers, Go on, The New Normal, and Smash are new

FOX: Raising Hope, New Girl, and The Mindy Project are new

CW: Hart of Dixie is new followed by the premiere of Cult

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Can you name the TV show just by the opening theme?

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Hint: TNT
Hint: Lucy Liu

Answer: Southland! website

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A man with no ears is trying to find a new reporter for their news show. The first guy walks in and the boss says, "This job requires you noticing a lot of details. What is one thing you notice about me?" And the guy says, "You got no ears man!" So the boss yells "Get the heck out!".

So the next guy comes in and the boss says to him, "This job requires you noticing a lot of details. What is something you notice about me?" And the guy says, "That's easy. You got no ears!" So the boss says, to him, "Get the heck out!"

As the second guy leaves he sees the third guy about to go in and says to him, "The boss has no ears so don't say anything about them, he is really sensitive about it."

So the guy goes in and the boss says, "This job requires you to notice a lot of details. What is one that you notice about me?" So the guy says, "Your wearing contacts!" And the boss says, "Yeah, how did you know?"

So the guy replies, "Well heck, you can't wear glasses cause you ain't got no ears."

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So by now you've heard of Linda Ackley, the woman that went to the hospital with a stomach ache and gave birth to a baby several hours later. She had no idea. Jenny Wren from Alligiance Health in Jackson, Michigan says it's uncommon, but it occurs. Wren, a nurse since 1977, says unknown pregnancies occur mostly in women who have never been pregnant, and are told they can't get pregnant.

Wren remembers helpping a woman who was menopausal, had never given birth, and thought she was having gall bladder problems. She learned she had full term baby ready to be born. Of course we also have to consider the women who carry a baby without showing much. "I think it should be celebrated and looked at like a blessing."

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Facebook/Phones: How long did you carry before realizing you were preggers?

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Anyone with a 6-year old knows they mirror what they see on TV. That's why the journal Pediatrics released a study showing it's not how much TV children watch that matters, it's WHAT they watch. The more aggressive the shows, like Power Rangers, the more aggressive the child. Doctors are encouraging parents to flip the channel to something a little more educational.

Sidenote: My son is 6, and into Power Rangers, and I wish I could say this study is garbage, but he's become much more aggressive. Now he is a six-year old boy, so whether TV brought that on is another question. I never watched Power Rangers as a kid and still wrestled with my friends out in the front yard.

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20,000 cancer death a year in the U.S. are caused by alcohol consumption. 60% of the deaths were attributed to heavy drinkers - we're talking three or more drinks a day. That means 40% of the alcohol related cancer deaths were from light to moderate drinkers.

“Alcohol is a big preventable cancer risk factor that has been hiding in plain sight.” -from a researcher at Boston University.

Before you re-cork the Mondavi, know this: 3.5% of total cancer deaths a year are alcohol related. Enough to scare you? Didn't think so.

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Wow! Get this... The Guardian is reporting that a woman named "Sally Donaldson" (not her real name) ended up transferring her monthly paycheck into someone else's bank account by accident. The British hairdresser, and mother of two, thought she was transferring her paycheck into the joint account she shares with her hubby, but she was one number off on the account, and in total transferred $40-grand over two years....and never noticed!

What can the bank do? Nothing. The lucky recipient won't give the money back, and he/she doesn't have to.

Experts say this is a good lesson. We've developed a blind trust in computers, and we need to double check everything we do. Here are tips to avoid a similar mistake:

Communcate: Many couples don't communicate about finances. A simple, "hey, did you get that money I transferred" would've taken care of the problem.

Read in reverse: When you double check a number you typed in, read it again but this time backwards. Reading from right to left avoids scanning on autopilot.

Keep a paper trail: Keep your paper statements. You need physical proof of all your transactions.

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